NRMPA (Indo Swiss Natural Resources Management Programme Andhra Pradesh)
Key message: Human and Institutional Development for effective service delivery in the livestock sector.
Description
HID-Supporting the Animal Husbandry Department in establishing the State Management Institute for Livestock Andhra Praesh (SMILDA). In the context of emerging privatisation demands, new definition of roles and tasks, a change in the work culture within AHD in order to meet the quality standards for service delivery has been acknowledged. These HRD concerns aim at promoting and strengthening a favourable environment for personnel and organisational development of AHD.
VLDA-As part of Breeding Restructuring Operations in Andhra Pradesh establishing farmer based organisation to provide doorstep services for improving breeds in the villages through village associations. At the state level the Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association has been formed. District level associations have been formed to support this activity. All these organisations aim to provide quality breeding services at the doorstep of the farmer with cost recovery for the services rendered.It was experienced that transforming a government run set up into a farmer based organisation is a slow process, which in its initial stages require substantial external guidance and direction.
Local partner: Visakha Livestock Development Association and Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association
Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Fact sheet
Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2000 End: 2005
Joint venture with: Government of Andhra Pradesh, Visakha Livestock Development Association and Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association
Region: South Asia
Country: India
Working domain: Natural Resource Management | Local Governance and Civil Society
Key topic: Organisational development | Self-help groups and CBOs | Livestock production and management | Policy framework | Wasteland development | Rural livelihoods and poverty | OD / ID | Capacity building
Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Staff
Project responsible: Rebecca Katticaren
Advisors, programme officers: Rebecca Katticaren |
